Escalade (ESCA) Competitors

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) and Funko (NASDAQ:FNKO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.

Is ESCA or FNKO more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Funko's net margin of -6.72%. Escalade's return on equity of 6.86% beat Funko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Escalade	5.30%	6.86%	5.09%
Funko	-6.72%	-19.97%	-6.15%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ESCA or FNKO?

Escalade has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Funko. Funko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Escalade	$251.51M	0.65	$12.99M	$0.91	12.99
Funko	$970.70M	0.17	-$14.72M	-$1.21	-2.43

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ESCA or FNKO?

65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Funko shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.8% of Escalade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Funko shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ESCA or FNKO?

In the previous week, Escalade had 7 more articles in the media than Funko. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Escalade and 4 mentions for Funko. Escalade's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Funko's score of -0.20 indicating that Escalade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Escalade	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Funko	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ESCA or FNKO?

Funko has a consensus target price of $7.17, indicating a potential upside of 143.76%. Given Funko's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Funko is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Funko	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ESCA or FNKO?

Escalade has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Funko has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Escalade beats Funko on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.